Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia)

Lanier High School (LHS) is a public high school in Sugar Hill, Georgia, United States, and is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. It opened for classes on August 9, 2010.

Lanier High School
Lanier High School
Address
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918 Buford Highway

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30518

Coordinates34°05′10″N 84°01′57″W / 34.0860°N 84.0325°W / 34.0860; -84.0325
Information
TypePublic
Established2010
School districtGwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalChristopher Martin[1]
Faculty117.40 (FTE)[2]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,853 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.78[2]
Color(s)Orange, black and white
     
Slogan"Welcome to the ranch"
MascotLonghorns
Websitelanierhs.org

The Lanier school district is made up of Sycamore Elementary School, White Oak Elementary School, Sugar Hill Elementary School, Lanier Middle School, and Lanier High School.[1]

The athletic rivals of the LHS Longhorns are the Bulldogs of North Gwinnett High School.

Lanier High School was football regional champion in the 2014–2015 school year. Other sports recognitions they have received are 1st place in competition cheer (2014-2015), 2nd place Marching Band (2013-2014), 3rd place Marching Band (2014-2015), 1st place Drumline (2013-2015), 1st place Drum Major (2013-2015), 3rd place Color Guard (2013-2014), 2nd place Color Guard (2014-2015), One Act theater regional champions (2015-2016) and boys' soccer Region 8-AAAAA Champions (2015-2016).

History

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In 1915, Sugar Hill High School was opened, later in 1958, North Gwinnett High School was established. The Sugar Hill School served grades one through seven. Then in 2010 Lanier High School was established as a split of the North Gwinnett High School cluster. This brought a high school back to Sugar Hill.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lanier High School website Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine".
  2. ^ a b c "Lanier High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Yeomans, Curt (June 13, 2022). "Carolina Panthers' Derrick Brown, a Lanier High School grad, will co-host free youth football camp with Gwinnett Sheriff's Office on Friday". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lanier's Zach Calzada commits to Texas A&M football". Gwinnett Daily Post's GwinnettPrepSports.com. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sion James serious about leading Lanier in senior season". Gwinnett Daily Post. January 30, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2024.